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Laudemus! (Latin for ‘let us praise!’) has been singing cathedral-style choral evensong in Dorset country churches annually since 1991.

During that time we have visited over 60 village churches and a few suburban ones, sung over 130 services of choral evensong and had an amazingly good time. There’s a list here of all the places we’ve visited, and you can follow the other links at the top of this page to learn more about us.

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This is to be held at St Peter’s Hammersmith, W6 9BE on Saturday 4 May at 2.00pm. Please pass on the details to other Laudemians who might not see this. Church is at the bottom end of Black Lion Lane, which runs between the Great West Road (no access at this end) and Chiswick High […]Read More »

It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the death of David Coram on 27/28 January 2019. See more on the page ‘Our Music Team’. When funeral details are known, they will be posted here, and it seems likely there will also be a memorial service at St Peter’s Hammersmith, West London, where David […]Read More »

Travelled to Wimborne Minster on Friday 31 August for the wedding of Margaret James (92) and Robert Cave (91). They are Britain’s oldest newly-weds, and a full Minster church wished them well. Google their names for more details and lovely pictures! (The Michael James Music Trust supports two Laudemus! scholars each year.)Read More »

David Coram is not able to be with us this year, but we’re delighted to be working with Sam Hanson for most of the week, and with Alison Davies on Friday. Alison is Director of Music at Pimperne; Sam plays regularly at Wimborne Minster, and is no stranger to Laudemus!Read More »